20 Best horror books like The Mother by Brett McBean

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The Mother

By: Brett McBean

3.79

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

Hitchhiking along the Hume Highway, a woman hunts for her daughter's killer. Driven by guilt and…

If you liked the horror plot in The Mother by Brett McBean , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of The Turtle Boy (Timmy Quinn #1) by Kealan Patrick Burke

1. The Turtle Boy (Timmy Quinn #1)

By: Kealan Patrick Burke

3.62

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

School is out and summer has begun. For eleven year old Timmy Quinn and his best friend Pete Marsha… read more

Similar categories in Kealan Patrick Burke's The Turtle Boy (Timmy Quinn #1) book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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2. Sour Candy

By: Kealan Patrick Burke

3.65

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

At first glance, Phil Pendleton and his son Adam are just an ordinary father and son, no different … read more

Similar categories in Kealan Patrick Burke's Sour Candy book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"Four months to the day he first encountered the boy at Walmart, the last of Phil Pendleton's teeth fell out."

-Kealan Patrick Burke, Sour Candy

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3. The Ruins

By: Scott Smith

3.68

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything th… read more

Similar categories in Scott Smith's The Ruins book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"The Greek pissed and pissed and pissed."

-Scott Smith, The Ruins

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4. Creekers

By: Edward Lee

3.83

Format: 414 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When centuries-old creatures called the Creekers turn his hometown into a sea of horrible carnage, … read more

Similar categories in Edward Lee's Creekers book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) by David  Wong

5. John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

By: David Wong

3.88

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too … read more

Similar categories in David Wong's John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • fiction
  • horror
"When a man plans, a woman laughs."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"John, let me make one thing clear,"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"My melon soul Crushed by your Gallagher of apathy"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"No. We talked about this. I’m going home to eat a pie."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

6. The Winter People

By: Jennifer McMahon

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The New York Timesbestselling author of Promise Not to Tellreturns with a simmering literary thrill… read more

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7. Horrorstör

By: Grady Hendrix , None

3.66

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, … read more

Similar categories in Grady Hendrix's Horrorstör book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"All great works must begin with a sacrifice."

-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör

"the day had been long and her emotions were toast."

-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör

"I know this is your religion, but for me it’s just a job."

-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör

"Let's make sure it's really raining before we worry about floods."

-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör

8. The Next Wave (Clickers #2)

By: Brian Keene , J.F. Gonzalez

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

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9. Magic Cottage, Das Haus auf dem Land

By: James Herbert , Martin Eisele

3.76

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

Midge und Mike, zwei junge Kunstler, haben ein romantisches Landhaus bezogen. Die magischen Krafte,… read more

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10. Dark Harvest

By: Norman Partridge

4.02

Format: 982 pages,

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and named one of the 100 Best Novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly, … read more

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11. Bite

By: Richard Laymon

4.46

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

It's almost midnight. Cat's on the bed, facedown and naked. She's Sam's former girlfriend, the only… read more

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12. Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)

By: Thomas Harris

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Will Graham stands in a silent, empty house communing with a killer. An FBI instructor with a gift … read more

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13. Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep #1)

By: Mira Grant

4.16

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Seven years ago, the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a "mockumentary" b… read more

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14. Clickers

By: J.F. Gonzalez , Mark Williams

2.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Click Click Click Click. Phillipsport, Maine is a quaint and peaceful seaside village. But when hun… read more

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15. In the Tall Grass

By: Stephen King , Joe Hill , Stephen Lang

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Audio CD

Mile 81 meets "N." in this collaboration between Stephen King and his son Joe Hill. As USA TODAY sa… read more

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16. Julia

By: Peter Straub

4.29

Format: 120 pages,

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17. The Haar

By: David Sodergren

4.17

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

“I don’t fear death... but they do.” Muriel McAuley has lived in the Scottish fishing village of… read more

Similar categories in David Sodergren's The Haar book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • fiction
  • horror
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18. Episode Thirteen

By: Craig DiLouie

3.53

Format: 437 pages, Paperback

From the macabre mind of Bram Stoker Award nominated author Craig DiLouie, Episode Thirteen is a he… read more

Similar categories in Craig DiLouie's Episode Thirteen book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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19. The Pram

By: Joe Hill

3.77

Format: 58 pages, Kindle Edition

A husband’s obsessive desire for a child leads to an unexpected manifestation of his yearning in a … read more

Similar categories in Joe Hill's The Pram book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Watchers (The Watchers, #1) by A.M. Shine

20. The Watchers (The Watchers, #1)

By: A.M. Shine

3.93

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's is no different… read more

Similar categories in A.M. Shine's The Watchers (The Watchers, #1) book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"Every grudge, if it is to stand the test of time, relies on the certainty of a selective memory."

-A.M. Shine, The Watchers (The Watchers, #1)

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21. All Hallows

By: Christopher Golden

3.55

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

With the 80's nostalgia of Stranger Things, this horror drama from NYT bestselling author Christoph… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Golden's All Hallows book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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22. Echo

By: Thomas Olde Heuvelt

3.47

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

NATURE IS CALLING—but they shouldn't have answered. Travel journalist and mountaineer Nick Greve… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Olde Heuvelt's Echo book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"A good horror story didn't end with death, but with something worse."

-Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Echo

"But in this particular, untouched moment, all the things I suspected in his involvement in didn't matter, because only Nick and I existed, and I loved him as I had loved him ever since that improbabl…"

-Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Echo

"You know I enjoy our juxtapositions, our squabbles and edges, the fact that at first sight, our worlds seem so incompatible. If there's anything you can point to as to why we love each other, then it…"

-Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Echo

Cover of The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

23. The Cabin at the End of the World

By: Paul Tremblay

3.33

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet N… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's The Cabin at the End of the World book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"Too many people have smiles that don’t mean what a smile is supposed to mean."

-Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World

"She juts out her lower jaw, a purposeful imitation of Daddy Eric when she asks him a question with an answer that isn't yes right away, but will be yes eventually if she waits long enough."

-Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World

"No matter how bleak or dire, end-of-the-world scenarios appeal to us because we take meaning from the end... there's also undeniable allure to witnessing the beginning of the end and perishing alone …"

-Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World

"They share another long look. This one is reserved for ill-fated observers in the moments before impending, inescapable calamity, whether it be natural disaster or violent failure of humanity; a look…"

-Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World

Cover of Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi

24. Black Mouth

By: Ronald Malfi

3.96

Format: 436 pages, Paperback

For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He's haunted by a traumatic ch… read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's Black Mouth book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Cunning Folk by Adam L.G. Nevill

25. Cunning Folk

By: Adam L.G. Nevill

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Money's tight and their new home is a fixer-upper. Deep in rural South West England, with an ancien… read more

Similar categories in Adam L.G. Nevill's Cunning Folk book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow by Christina Henry

26. Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow

By: Christina Henry

3.72

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

Everyone in Sleepy Hollow knows about the Horseman, but no one really believes in him. Not even Ben… read more

Similar categories in Christina Henry's Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • fiction
  • horror
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27. Murder Road

By: Simone St. James

3.72

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deser… read more

Similar categories in Simone St. James's Murder Road book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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28. Dear Laura

By: Gemma Amor

3.61

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

Every year, on her birthday, Laura gets a letter from a stranger. That stranger claims to know the … read more

Similar categories in Gemma Amor's Dear Laura book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

29. The Last House on Needless Street

By: Catriona Ward

3.85

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of a serial killer. A stolen child. Revenge. Death. And an ordinary house at the … read more

Similar categories in Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
  • horror
"Kittens don't come back from the woods."

-Catriona Ward, The Last House on Needless Street

"Thoughts are a door that the dead walk through."

-Catriona Ward, The Last House on Needless Street

"Truth has weight. It leaves footprints in your mind."

-Catriona Ward, The Last House on Needless Street

"If there's anything better than a cat on the bed, I don't know about it."

-Catriona Ward, The Last House on Needless Street

Cover of The Mother by Brett McBean

30. The Mother

By: Brett McBean

3.79

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

Hitchhiking along the Hume Highway, a woman hunts for her daughter's killer. Driven by guilt and… read more

Similar categories in Brett McBean's The Mother book and Brett McBean's The Mother

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
  • horror

21 must-read fiction books like The Mother by Brett McBean

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The Turtle Boy (Timmy Quinn #1)

Kealan Patrick Burke

3.62

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Sour Candy

Kealan Patrick Burke

3.65

None

Juan Rulfo , Margaret Sayers Peden , Susan Sontag

None

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The Ruins

Scott Smith

3.68

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13 Best fiction books like Creekers by Edward Lee

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Depraved

Bryan Smith

3.80

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The Bighead

Edward Lee , Erik Wilson , Erik Wilson

3.70

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The Haunted Forest Tour

James A. Moore , Jeff Strand

3.69

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Books of Blood: Volume Two (Books of Blood #2)

Clive Barker

4.09

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